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Now That Marshall County Is Wet, When Will Alcohol Sales Start?

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A timeline is beginning to emerge on when Marshall County might actually see liquor sales after voters approved going wet earlier this week.

Jason Darnall is the assistant county attorney and met Friday morning with judge-executive Chyrill Miller to discuss the process before them.

Darnall said the county can allow either 13 or 14 packaged liquor stores based on its population. He says it will be about two-and-a-half months before alcohol is sold in the county.

“We’re going to have our ordinance in place ideally within 60 days," Darnall said. "We’ve already got people who are interested in signing up and getting permits and licenses. So I think by mid-October is not unrealistic.”

Darnall said it’s likely that Miller will serve as the county’s alcohol beverage control administrator in an interim capacity.

“There’s a special election to replace her in November," Darnall said. "She probably will just allow the new judge-executive to come in and make that appointment because that person serves at the pleasure of the judge-executive.”

Darnall said the bulk of taxes generated by alcohol sales will go toward paying the salary of the county’s alcohol administrator, maybe a deputy administrator and reimbursement for extra police patrol. He said the county's population is not large enough to allow bars.

John Null is the host and creator of Left of the Dial. From 2013-2016, he also served as a reporter in the WKMS newsroom.
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